Forecasting 2013 in Sports

By Don Wade

2013 Sports Forecast by the numbers: 1. The Grizzlies swing a deal before the trade deadline but are fined by the NBA when, out of habit, they try to trade O.J. Mayo.

2. The Memphis Airport is invited to join the Big East.

3. Alabama beats Notre Dame, 30-22, to win a second straight national title and give the SEC its seventh straight national championship. Nick Saban, almost cracking a smile, says, “We’re gonna take 24 minutes to enjoy this one and then get back to make coaching at Auburn and Tennessee a living hell.”

4. Tiger Woods announces he will play in the FESJC – just as soon as Elvis plays in FedExForum.

5. The Memphis Tigers win at Tennessee on Jan. 4, win the C-USA regular-season title, but get tripped up during the C-USA Tournament in Tulsa and spend Selection Sunday sweating. Josh Pastner says, “I’m telling you, Conference USA is a good league. Well, pretty good. Not bad. OK, not horrendous. Look, there are worse leagues. I can’t think of any right now, but they’re out there, man!”